====== "Seamless" Video Playback Mode ======

===== What is the "seamless" playback mode? =====

It's a video playback mode specific to SAMSUNG screen technology that prevents interruptions (approximately half a second of black screen) between videos.

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However, the seamless mode is not supported in all situations; zebrix attempts to activate this functionality whenever possible.
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This document outlines the scenarios in which this playback mode is supported by your SAMSUNG screen.

===== If you're using a zebrix player (NUC) =====

The NUC is not affected by the interruptions (black screen) between content. This limitation only applies to SAMSUNG SSSP screens.

===== Which screen models support the "seamless" playback mode? =====

==== SSSP version 1 screens (2013) models: MDxxC and MExxC ====

These screens do not support the seamless playback mode; a black screen interruption between two videos is unavoidable.

==== SSSP version 2 screens (2014) models: DBxxD, DMxxD, OMxxD, DHxxD ====

These screens support the seamless playback mode only in landscape orientation (not in portrait) and under the conditions mentioned below.

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The seamless mode on the OMxxD range only works from firmware version 1044 onwards.
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==== SSSP version 3 screens (2015) models: DBxxE, DMxxE, DHxxE ====

These screen models support the seamless playback mode in both portrait and landscape orientations under the conditions mentioned below.

==== Tizen screens (SSSP version 4) (2017) models: PMxxF, PHxxF ====

These screen models always operate in seamless mode (no black screen between content, regardless of their nature). A brief black screen at the end of a playlist is possible.

===== In which cases is seamless play possible? =====

The seamless mode is also possible in the following two scenarios for a page:

When a page contains a full-screen video zone with multiple videos to be played consecutively.
When a page contains a non-full-screen video zone with multiple videos, and the SSSP player option has been selected for the zone (note: no background color or image is possible in this case).
For a playlist, all of the following conditions must be met:

The playlist must only contain videos (no images, no pages).
When a playlist consists of multiple pages, each containing only a full-screen video zone with one or more videos.
All videos must have the same framerate.
SSSP2 only: All videos must be oriented in landscape mode.